Have you decided to spend the festive season in Paris this year? You’ve done the right thing!
The “City of Light”, Paris nickname, takes on its full meaning when the end-of-year holidays are approaching, as the streets and the city’s iconic sites are illuminated and the windows of department stores adorned with Christmas decorations.
It’s impossible not to get caught up in the festive, child-friendly atmosphere when you’re on vacation in Paris at this time of year!
Whether you’re staying with your family, as a couple or with friends, a Christmas in Paris and a New Year’s Eve under the Eiffel Tower remain a once-in-a-lifetime experience. You’ll be overwhelmed by the beauty of the City of Light and the joy of Parisians as the year 2017 transitions into 2018!
And if you’re still on the fence about spending the festive season in Paris, let us convince you with this article!
Spending Christmas in Paris
Spending Christmas in Paris is something that should be done once in a lifetime! The city is imbued with a festive and magical atmosphere thanks to decorations including garlands, and the appearance of many markets, open-air rinks, merry-go-rounds and Christmas cribs. The Champs-Élysées, the Montparnasse and La Défense quarters are among the places where these events happen!
You’re not staying in the capital for very long and want to make the most of your time in Paris? No problem! When you book your stay at our Best Western Aramis hotel, you’ll find yourself right in the heart of the party, close to the most beautiful places in Paris to visit!
And if you’re really pressed for time, we suggest you take a night-time panoramic bus tour of Paris’s illuminations, which will take you around the capital for an hour and a half, while you sip a Christmas drink from the comfort of a warm comforter.
Lovers of gourmet travel can also take advantage of the Christmas vacations to delight their palates on a gourmet tour of the Saint Germain des Prés districts! The program includes visits to gourmet boutiques, patisseries, artisan chocolatiers and bakeries, and of course, the discovery of regional dishes and other specialties at the famous Christmas markets!
If you live in Saint Germain des Prés, you’ll also be well placed to admire the city’s evening illuminations, with easy access to the Concorde Ferris wheel, the Champs-Élysées Christmas village, Place Vendôme, the Eiffel Tower, the Paris Opera and Notre-Dame Cathedral.
But Christmas in Paris also means winter sales! It’s the perfect time to admire the decorations in the major department stores (Galeries Lafayette, Bon Marché, BHV, Printemps, Citadium…) and take advantage of the bargains.
After all, you’ll need to bring home a mountain of gifts when you return from vacation!
Book your hotel in Paris now, at the Best Western in the 6th arrondissement.
Visiting Disneyland Paris for Christmas
A family vacation in Paris in December is an excellent idea, especially if you spend Christmas at Disneyland, where parades of mythical Disney characters amaze young and old alike. Indeed, children (and adults) will marvel at the incredible Disneyland Paris Christmas party, featuring Santa Claus and characters from The Snow Queen, among others!
When you spend Christmas at Disneyland Paris, you’ll also be able to enjoy two new shows never seen before in Walt Disney Studios® Park: a superb musical show, Fêtons Nöel en Chanson! featuring Christmas classics sung by Mickey and his friends; and Dingo’s Incredible Christmas, a night-time event featuring amazing special effects, light shows and Disney characters illuminating the Hollywood Tower Hotel.
You can also experience a unique moment in Paris by spending the evening of December 31 at Disneyland Paris. The program for this dream New Year’s Eve includes a grand parade of Halloween magic, Christmas enchantment and sparkling lights to celebrate the park’s 25th anniversary! You can also admire the superb midnight fireworks display over Sleeping Beauty’s castle, before hitting the dance floor to kick off 2018 in style!
New Year’s Eve in Paris
In addition to a New Year’s Eve party at Disneyland, for an original and successful December 31st, there are several options available to you during your end-of-year vacations in Paris!
The ideal place to spend New Year’s Eve in Paris is in a restaurant offering a magnificent view of the city’s illuminations: the Champs-Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe or the Eiffel Tower are the places to be! Thousands of people await the stroke of midnight, most of them watching a huge video show.
Watching the fireworks light up over the Eiffel Tower is one of the privileges of a New Year’s Eve in Paris. This magical moment will stay with you forever, and will make you feel joy every time you think about it!
Don’t forget to enjoy a glass of champagne with your friends or family after this wonderful show!
For a more atypical end-of-year evening, head to the legendary Moulin Rouge cabaret with its enchanting performances, or to a showroom at the Casino de Paris, the Grand Point Virgule or the Théâtre de la Gaîté Montparnasse.
Young holidaymakers can join Parisians on the dancefloors of the many discotheques around the Montparnasse Tower!
Your hotel for December vacations in Paris
So, have we convinced you to spend the festive season in Paris? If so, don’t hesitate and book your December vacation online at Hotel Aramis, located in the most beautiful districts of the City of Light. We’re waiting for you to celebrate Christmas and New Year in Paris in style!